Emotional States

Watch out: celoso covers two different kinds of intensity. In everyday conversation it means jealous in a romantic sense, but in formal Spanish celoso de su trabajo describes someone devoted and attentive to their work. Context tells you which meaning is in play.

Pro tip: preocupado is built from pre and ocupado (busy or occupied), so it literally describes a mind already occupied with something before it happens. Recognizing this root makes the word easy to remember.